More than any other season, fall seems to evoke the most feelings for runners. You are training for fall races, which brings out a lot of ups and a lot of lows as you put in the miles.

With summer in the rearview and winter on the horizon, now’s the time for nostalgia, wistfulness, and wishful thinking as you train.

But hey, we wouldn’t be doing our job if we couldn’t craft an appropriately pensive playlist that’s suitable for the season. From dancy ’80s gloom (New Order, The Psychedelic Furs) to driving aughts emo (Into It. Over It., Days Away), move to these 27 songs as you watch the leaves change—and feel your mood do the same.

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